Tim Allen told Extra that Chris Evans’ “Lightyear,” the prequel film to his character in the “Toy Story” franchise, “has no relationship to Buzz.”
“We talked about this many years ago,” Allen said, “but the brass that did the first four movies is not this. It’s a whole new team that really had nothing to do with the first movies.” Allen shared some of the same confusion audiences held too. “I thought it was a live action [film],” he explained, “You know, humans, not an animated thing.” He also referenced his costar Tom Hanks, saying “as Hanks and I [have said], there’s really no ‘Toy Story”s” Buzz without Woody,” which made Allen confused about the story. “If this was done in 1997, it would seem to be a big adventure story, and as I see, it’s not a big adventure story. It’s a wonderful story, it just doesn’t seem to have any connection to the toy.”
That’s true, and that’s essentially the reason Allen wasn’t cast in the role. “Buzz was a side character in ‘Toy Story’ and was a little goofier and a little more of a comedic relief,” director Angus MacLane told The Hollywood Reporter. “For Buzz to be a main character he needed a little more gravitas, a little more vulnerability, needed to be funny but not in a goofy way that would undercut the drama. Chris embodied all of those things.”
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